GCSE PE AQA - skeletal system

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Type of joint that the wrist is
Condyloid
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Found at the end of long bones and acts as a shock absorber
Meniscal cartilage
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Type of joint the thumb is
Saddle
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Moving a bone away from the centre of the body
Abduction
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Slightly moveable joint's scientific name
Cartilaginous
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Connects bone to bone
Ligament
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An arm bone relating to circles
Radius
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Arm bone sounding like a painful mouth blister
ulna
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Longest bone
Femur
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Back lower leg bone
fibula
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Fixed joints
Fibrous
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Portects end of long bones
Articular cartilage
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Lubricates end of bones
Synovial fluid
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The name of the limbs skeleton
Appendicular
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Top vertebrae
Atlas
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Vertebrae responsible for head movement
Cervical
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Vertebrae providing attatchment for back muscles (5 vertebrae)
Lumbar
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Vertebrae for ribs
Thoracic
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The tail bone
Coccyx
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Card 2

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Found at the end of long bones and acts as a shock absorber

Back

Meniscal cartilage

Card 3

Front

Type of joint the thumb is

Back

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Card 4

Front

Moving a bone away from the centre of the body

Back

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Card 5

Front

Slightly moveable joint's scientific name

Back

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